Spool-package for silk, &amp;c.



P. B. HERRIGK.

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1,028,877, Patented June 11, 1912.

s'rATnsrA-,rnn ono PAUL BERNARD HERRIGK, oF oltniian,l NEW YORK,yAssieivon To oNEIDA COMMUNITY,

LIMITED, OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SPOOIi-PACKAGE FOR SILK; &c.

Specifieation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Application filed December 26, 1911. Serial No. 667,596.

fication, taken in connection with the ,ac-

companying drawing, which forms part of the same.

This invention relates especially to spool packages for silk or otherthread or other. material in which a spool of wood or other material isprovided With caps preferably of glossy, resilient sheet celluloidhaving outer retaining flanges provided with inturned gripping edges togrip the spool rims and also if desired with central alining flanges tocooperate with the hole in the spool, said outer flanges lying incontact with or adjacent to the silk or other material on the spool bodyso as to form an efiective and pleasing contrast therewith and preserveand promote its desirable condition. b

In the accompanying drawing showing in a somewhat diagrammatic manner anillustrative embodiment of this invention, Figure 1 is a longitudinalsection through an empty spool. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a similarwound spool, and Fig. 3 is an end view thereof.

The spool, which may of course, be of any desired form, construction andmaterial, is indicated in Fig. l as formed of wood and comprising thebody l and rims 8 at either end thereof and being provided with theusual axial hole 3 so as to correspond substantially with the usualspools on which silk thread, etc., are wound for the retail trade.Suitable protecting caps, preferably of celluloid or other moisturerepelling material such as parchmentized or otherwise toughened paperglazed with a suitable celluloid varnish or other sizing may be securedto the spool ends in any desired way and as indicated these caps 2 maybe provided with the integral outer retaining fianges 4: preferablyformed with inturned gripping edges so as to be readily forced over thespool rims Sand grippingly engage the same so as to hold the caps inposition while allowing their ready removal if desired, although in somecases suitable glue or the like may be used to secure the caps on thespool ends in which case it is, of course, unnecessary to secure such aneffective gripping actionV byv the special form of cap flanges. 'Thethin sheet of resilient celluloid is also preferably formed with acentral alining flange 5 of such size as to cooperate with the hole 3and more securely hold the cap in position as well as give a more nishedappearance to thev spool end. As indicated in Fig. .1, these aliningflanges project inwardly at each end of the hole spindle when the spoolis being unwound, the smoothness of the cap upon which the spool restsalso serving to reduce friction. One or both of the cap fianges may beformed with a suit- 'able thread notch or slit 6, which may eX- tendinto the wood rim of the spool, so as to receive the end'of the thread7, as shown in Fig. 2, and the sap so reinforces the holding slit as toprevent its splitting out which is a frequent source of annoyance inordinary wooden spools. Suitable trademark, advertising or other mattermay, of course, be readily stamped or applied to the cap' ends, whichare in close contact with the ends of the spool itself and' whosepolished, glossy surface give a highly desirable appearance to thepackage. The juxtaposition of the glossy, celluloid cap flanges and thethread on the spool body is a highly desirable featureflof such a threadpackage especially if white celluloid is used so as to form an effectivecontrast with colored thread or the like. Such outwardly projectingflanges of celluloidor the like are further more desirable 'because thesmooth surface and the peculiar moisture -repelling action of celluloidor the like minimizes the accumulation of moisture and dust or dirt tothe detriment of the `t-hread and the material impairment of itsappearance, the smooth surface also minimizes the rubbing or fraying ofthe thread which may occur with rough wood.

Having described this invention, in connection with illustrativeembodiments, forms, proportions, arrangements and materials, to thedetails of which disclosure the iuvention is not of course to belimited, what is claimed as new band what is desired to be secured byLetters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.

l. A spool package of silk thread and so forth comprising a spool havinga body and integral rims, silk thread wound upon Said body between saidrims and caps of glossy,

thin, resilient sheet celluloid having'outer retaining fianges formedwith inturned gripping edges to embrace and'grip said rims and hold saidcaps thereon and having central alining fianges to enter the hole of thespool and have alining action `in connection therewith, saidouterflanges projecting radially beyond and lying in juxtaposition tosaid thread and forming an effective con-. trasting appearance inrelation theretoV andV also having a protecting action thereon.

2. A spool package for thread land so forth comprising a spool having abody and rims, thread wound upon said body between said rims and caps ofglossy, thin, resilient sheet celluloid having outer retaining flangesformed with inturned gripping edges to embrace and grip said rims andhold said' caps thereon and having central alining flanges to enterA thehole of the spool, said outer flanges lying in juxtaposition to saidthread and forming an effective contrasting appearance in connectiontherewith and also having a protecting action in relation thereto.

3. A spool package for thread and so and rims, material upon' said bodybetween said rims and caps of glossy, thin Sheets of sition to saidmaterial and formlng an eifectiv contrasting appearance in connectiontherewith and also having a protecting action in relation thereto.

A spool package for thread and so forth comprising a spool having a bodyand rims, material upon said body between said rims and caps formed ofglossy, thin Sheets of moisture repellent material having` outerretaining portions embracing said rims, there being a reinforced threadnotch formed in one of said retaining portions and in the correspondingrim, said outer portions lying in juxtaposition to said material on saidbody and being of a color free from apparent tinging effect inconnection therewith and also having a protecting action in relationthereto.

PAUL BERNARD HERRICK.

Witnesses: a

L. VVAYLAND-SMITH, E. F. KITENDAUGH.

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